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Gatwick>Sofia - Airline?

Chris2112 Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 04-14-08 16:50

Gatwick>Sofia - Airline?

Hi all,

We have booked for a party of 8 on our 1st snowboarding holiday to Bankso end of Jan next year. We booked through igluski, who in turn have booked the actually holiday through Balkan Holidays.

Can somebody please tell me which airline BH will be charter for the flight, I assume they use the same company all the time?

Times are:

From/to Departing date Time Flight number
LGW / SOF Sat 31-Jan-2009 13:30 / 18:20 TBA
SOF / LGW Sat 07-Feb-2009 19:50 / 21:05 TBA

Many ...
Hi all,

We have booked for a party of 8 on our 1st snowboarding holiday to Bankso end of Jan next year. We booked through igluski, who in turn have booked the actually holiday through Balkan Holidays.

Can somebody please tell me which airline BH will be charter for the flight, I assume they use the same company all the time?

Times are:

From/to Departing date Time Flight number
LGW / SOF Sat 31-Jan-2009 13:30 / 18:20 TBA
SOF / LGW Sat 07-Feb-2009 19:50 / 21:05 TBA

Many thanks in advance, I cannot wait to get out there now!

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kitty Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 04-14-08 17:36

re: Gatwick>Sofia - Airline?

They'll use their own, BHAir.

Unless anyone else knows any different?
Welshy Author:Gareth posts : 434   (Expert)Date : 04-14-08 17:40

re: Gatwick>Sofia - Airline?

Note I booked our flights for a holiday last week in May-Jun2007 and these flights changed times by Oct-Nov2007 so I had to go a day earlier as we had a Sat afternoon Wedding.

This was flights only not "Package deal"
Borogirl Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 04-14-08 18:49

re: Gatwick>Sofia - Airline?

We usually fly Gatwick to Sofia with Bulgarian Air through Balkan. They have their own fleet, mainly Boeing 737, ex Lufthansa planes. They usually get priority landing rights at Sofia and I've never known the Gatwick route to be anything but direct, even with only a handful of people on board. Flights this year from regional airports seemed to have pick up stops at other airports in their schedules.

Departure times from Gatwick are usually 10.30 am or 1.30 pm. Lunch is basic but free - ...
We usually fly Gatwick to Sofia with Bulgarian Air through Balkan. They have their own fleet, mainly Boeing 737, ex Lufthansa planes. They usually get priority landing rights at Sofia and I've never known the Gatwick route to be anything but direct, even with only a handful of people on board. Flights this year from regional airports seemed to have pick up stops at other airports in their schedules.

Departure times from Gatwick are usually 10.30 am or 1.30 pm. Lunch is basic but free - roll, drink and cake.

Hope this helps. Very Happy

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F.V. Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 04-14-08 19:02

re: Gatwick>Sofia - Airline?

Chris, as Borogirl states, you will be on a Schedule flight with Bulgaria Air, usual flight no is FB496 and you should be due to land at 1530 Bulgarian time
The Insider Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 04-16-08 21:09

re: Gatwick>Sofia - Airline?

Those timings are not the schedule, they are prov. timings for the BH Air Charter.

Bulgaria Air is LGW - SOF 10.30/15.35
SOF - LGW 07.45 / 09.30